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Developments in 2014 ̶ Academic Societies 155 Hiroshi Matsuo( Professor, Keio University) (7) “Perspectives on the Relationship between Legislation and the Judiciary: A Comment on Matsuo’s Presentation” Shinichiro Hama( Professor, Doshisha University) Second Part: (1)“Guarantee of the Quality of Legislation and Democratic Legitimacy” Takehiro Oya( Professor, Nagoya University) (2) “‘Politics’ and ‘Law’ Related to the Quality of Law: Comment on Oya’s Presentation” Masaji Kawasaki( Visiting Professor, Keio University) (3) “Summary Comments” Tatsuo Inoue( Professor, Tokyo University) Symposium: “Philosophy of Legislation: Relocation of Nomology” 11. Comparative Law I. The Japan Society of Comparative Law held its 77th General Meeting at Ritsumeikan University on June 7 and 8, 2014. First Day 1. Anglo-American Law Section Part 1: (1) “Defamatory Speech and Freedom of Speech in America” Natsumi Yoshino( Professor, Okayama University) (2) “The Cross-media Ownership Rules and Freedom of Speech, or of the Press in the UK” Nobunori Kazunaga( Senior Researcher, Institute for Information and C o m m u n i c a t i o n s P o l i c y , M i n i s t r y o f I n t e r n a l A f f a i r s a n d Communications) (3) “The Principles of Marriage Law in the Family Law of Singapore and its Relationship with Family Violence Provisions” Aisa Kiyosue( Associate Professor, Muroran Institute of Technology) 156 Waseda Bulletin of Comparative Law Vol. 34 2. Anglo-American Law Section Part 2: (1) “The Theory of ‘Consideration’ in the Common Law and the Doctrine of ‘Causa’ in the Ius Comuune” Toshiya Kikuchi( Research Fellow, Comparative Law Institute, Nihon University) (2) “Debt Equity Swap under English Law” Takahiro Matsushima( Professor, Nihon University) 3. Continental Law Section Part 1: (1) “The Point of the German Transposition of the EU Consumer Rights Directive – Focusing on the Consumer Protection in the Provisions for the Effects of the Right of Withdrawal” Koju Hirose( Associate Professor, Kitakyushu National College of Technology) (2) “Buyer’s Claim on the Subsequent Performance in German Sales Law” Takayuki Furutani( Assistant Professor( without tenure), Kyoto Sangyo University) (3) “The Influence of Swiss Law on Japanese Modern Law” Nana Ozawa( Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) 4. Continental Law Section Part 2: “The Czech Constitutional Court in Comparison with the Japanese Supreme Court – should be the real example of activism or politicization?” Sawako Oba( Doctoral Course, Kobe University) 5. Socialist Law and Asian Law Section: (1) “Medical Injury Liability in China Law” Chen Wang( Professor, Osaka City University) (2) “Proof and Determination of Negligence in Medical Malpractice – A Comparative Study of Chinese and Japanese Law” Ruihui Zhang( Researcher, Nagoya University Graduate School of Law) (3) ”Rethinking on Pashukanis’s Legal Theory” Developments in 2014 ̶ Academic Societies 157 Kenjiro Shibuya( Professor, Kobe University) 6. Mini-Symposium A: “The Theory and the Problem of ‘the Law of Property’ in France” Chaired by Katsumi Yoshida( Professor, Waseda University), Naoki Kanayama( Professor, Keio University) (1) “The Individual Will and its Limit in the Property Law” Hiroyuki Hirano( Professor, Keio University) (2) “The Legal System of Aggregation of Property” Naoya Katayama( Professor, Keio University) (3) “Right to Immovable Property” Shunichiro Koyanag(i Professor, Dokkyo University) (4) “Dismemberment of a Right to Property” Keiko Yoshii( Professor, Meiji University) 7. Mini-Symposium B: “Some Problems of Juvenile Justice in New Era: A Comparative Law Research on Japanese, American, German, French and Swedish Juvenile Justice” Chaired by Naoya Yamaguchi( Professor, Ritsumeikan University) (1) “Historical Development and Contemporary Problems in American Juvenile Justice” Naoya Yamaguchi( Professor, Ritsumeikan University) (2) “Issues of German Juvenile Justice in a New Era” Kenji Takeuchi( Associate Professor, Kyushu University) (3) “Juvenile Justice in France” Kazumasa Akaike( Professor, Ryukoku University) (4) “Juvenile Justice in Sweden” Tadahiro Maeda( Professor, Konan University) (5) “Juvenile Justice System in Japan” Takeshi Honjo( Professor, Hitotsubashi University) 8. Mini-Symposium C: “International Comparison of Condominium Law Systems” Chaired by Kuniki Kamano( Professor, Waseda University) (1) “Germany” 158 Waseda Bulletin of Comparative Law Vol. 34 Azusa Fujimaki( Associate Professor, Shizuoka University) (2) “Austria” Hidetoshi Ito( Associate Professor, Sophia University) (3) “France” Satoru Funabashi( Professor, Rissho University) (4) “United Kingdom” Takeshi Ohno( Professor, Meiji Gakuin University) (5) “United States” Hirofumi Hanafusa( Professor, Soka Unversity) Second Day Symposium: “Nuclear Safety Regulation after the Fukushima Disaster: A Comparative Study” Chaired by Tamio Nakamura( Professor, Waseda University) (1) “Introduction” Tamio Nakamura( Professor, Waseda University) (2) “The U.S. Nuclear Safety Regulation: Basic Structure and Legal Characteristics” Akinori Shimizu( Associate Professor, Fukushima University) (3) “Nuclear Safety Regulation in the UK” Fumito Tomooka( Professor, Nihon University) (4) “Regulation of Nuclear Safety in France” Tatsuya Hino( Associate Professor, University of the Tsukuba) (5) “The Exit from Nuclear Energy and Risk Control in Atomic Law in Germany” Kenji Shimoyama( Professor, Nagoya University) (6) “Nuclear Safety Regulation in Japan” Kazunari Usui( Associate Professor, Hitotsubashi University) Developments in 2014 ̶ Academic Societies 159 II. The Japanese American Society for Legal Studies held its 51st General Meetings at the University of Tokyo on September 20 and 21, 2014. First Day Seminar of Judicial Precedents: (1) “Alleyne v. United States, 133 S.Ct 2151( 2013)” Takuya Katsuta( Professor, Osaka City University) (2) “Hillman v. Maretta, 133 S.Ct. 1943( 2013)” Atsushi Kinami( Professor, Kyoto University) (3) “Agency for International Development v. Alliance for Open Society International, Inc., 133 S.Ct. 2321( 2013)” Satoshi Yokodaido( Associate Professor, Kagoshima University) (4) “Unite Here Local 355 v. Mulhall, 134 S.Ct. 594( 2013)” Ryosuke Jigami( Doctoral Course, Osaka University) (5) “Ariz. v. Inter Tribal Council of Ariz., Inc., 133 S.Ct. 2247( 2013)” Koji Higashikawa( Professor, Kanazawa University) (6) “PPL Corp. & Subsidiaries v. Commissionaer, 133 S.Ct. 1897( 2013)” Akiyuki Asatsuma( Professor, Rikkyo University) (7) “Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, 133 S.Ct. 2411( 2013)” Yohei Mogi( Assistant Professor, Toin University of Yokohama) (8) “Federal Trade Commission v. Actavos. Inc., 2223( 2013)” Naoko Mariyama( Lecturer, Tokai University) (9) “Hollingsworth v. Perry, 133 S.Ct. 2652( 2013)” Takashi Shirouzu( Assistant Professor( without tenure), Teikyo University) Second Day Symposium: “Law and Sexuality – What’s Next after Same-Sex Marriage” (1) “Introduction” Masako Kamiya( Professor, Gakushuin University) (2) Keynote Speech: “The Metamorphosis of the Legal Homosexual” Noa Ben-Asher( Professor, Pace Law School) (3) “On Marriage after Windsor and Perry” 160 Waseda Bulletin of Comparative Law Vol. 34 Frances Elisabeth Olsen(Professor, UCLA Law School) (4) “Same-Sex Partnership and the Legal System” Hiroyuki Taniguchi( Associate Professor, Takaoka University of Law) III. Die Japanisch-Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rechtswissenschaft held its 2013 General Meeting at Kyoto University on March 28, 2014. Lecture: “Legal Dogmatics: Reflection on the Development and the Forms of the W a y o f T h i nk i n g a n d t h e M e t h o d o f W o r k i n g i n t h e G e r m a n Jursiprudence” Christian Bumke( Professor, Bucerius Law School) IV. La Société franco-japanaise de Science Juridique held its 54th General Meeting at The University of Tokyo, on February 22, 2014. Lecture: (1) “Representation of the Nation and Delegation on Private law” Shinji Kojima( Associate Professor, Sophia University) (2) “The Treatment of Punitive Damages in the Revision of French Law of Obligations” Masako Hiromine( Associate Professor, Kobe Gakuin University) V. The Association for “Societal System & Law” Studies held its 2014 General Meeting at Ritsumeikan University on June 6, 2014. (1) “The Amendment to the Constitution and to the Land Law in Vietnam and the Issues of Political Democratization” Ari Nakano( Professor, Daito Bunka University) (2) “The Present Situation of Putin’s Constitutional State – From Russian LGBT Propaganda Law to the Crimean Problems” Kenjiro Shibuya( Professor, Kobe University) (3) “Topology and Characteristic of Vyshinsky’s Legal Theory in 1920’s” Natsue Mitsui( Doctoral Course, Waseda University) VI. The Japanese Association of Asian Law held its 2014 Conference at Nagoya University of Economics on June 21, 2014, and its 2014 General Developments in 2014 ̶ Academic Societies 161 Meeting at Seinan Gakuin University on November 22 and 23, 2014. 2014 Conference 1. Individual Reports: (1)“The Regulation of Corporate Groups in Korea” Kazuhiko Matsuo( Doctoral Program Completed, Seoul National University) (2) “Citizen’s Participation in Local Legislations in China” Xing Xu( Lecturer, Hokkaido University) 2. Symposium: “The Development of the Shift to a Market Economy and of the Law Reform in Mongolia” (1) “Introduction” Masaki Nakamura( Designated Associate Professor, Nagoya University) (2) “The Shift to a Market Economy and the Civil Law Reform in Mongolia” Yasuhiro Minowa( Professor, Fukuoka University) (3) “The Shift